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Ashwin Sharma's US Immigration Blog: Category Archive for Consulate News

Information on Consulates' use of 221(g) refusals

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/1/2012 9:59 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

A National Foundation for American Policy report finds Indian applicants for L-1 and H-1Bs are most likely to be denied or issued an RFE query; L-1 cases for Indian Professionals have been denied up to five times as often as someone from a different count

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/13/2012 7:04 PM | Add Comment

A new H-1B Beneficiary attestation in use by the U.S. Consulate, Hyderabad. H-1B workers attest the document only if they are to be engaged by a Consulting Firm.

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/13/2012 5:45 PM

DOS Issues Proposed Rule on Fee Increases for Consular Services

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/9/2010 11:22 AM | Add Comment

Consular Processing Notes

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/7/2009 1:37 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

US consulate denies H1B visa curtailment for Indians

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/2/2009 2:28 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Department of Homeland Security Facts regarding the Crossing of U.S. Borders

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/25/2009 3:01 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

The Closing of the American Border: Terrorism, Immigration and Security Since 9/11: A book written by Edward Alden, Former Washington bureau chief of the Financial Times

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/17/2008 12:52 PM | Add Comment

Answering reader mail: INA Section 214(b) issues in applying for Visitor/Student visas

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/26/2007 4:06 PM | Add Comment

Little India Interview with Peter Kaestner, Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/24/2007 12:04 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Travellers report no problems at US Immigration (Bermuda)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/10/2007 3:32 PM | Add Comment

American visas to Indians set to zoom

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 12/18/2006 11:17 AM | Add Comment

US visa appointment slots hiked to 30,000 at the US Consulate in Chennai

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/19/2006 2:55 PM | Add Comment
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